How much can one duchess take?

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Blog Guy, you wrote about Prince William and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, watching a bagpiper a few days ago during their visit to Canada.

From what I’ve seen, they are being subjected to a lot of that.

Very true, and nobody has studied the effects of prolonged bagpipe exposure on normal people. In this photo above, taken yesterday, it appears Catherine is starting to crack.

Remember, as a commoner, she hasn’t built up a bagpipe immunity like some of the royals have.

It seems like a very cruel punishment, I must say.

I guess it’s the price you pay to get free food and wear above-average jewelry.

It appears they do try to protect themselves when they can. Here you can see William and Catherine when they think no one is watching, covering their ears and making noises to drown out the bagpipes, but it may not be enough to…

Wait a minute, Blog Guy. According to the captions, they’re covering their ears from the engine blast of a helicopter. It’s got nothing to do with bagpipes.

Don’t be so naive. Don’t you understand the pro-bagpipe lobby puts their own spin on all of our photo captions before we run them? Sorry, I’ve said too much already.

Above: Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, reacts after Prince William took a shot with a hockey stick and missed during a visit to the Somba K’e Civic Plaza in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories July 5, 2011. REUTERS/Phil Noble

Right: Britain’s Prince William and his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge follow a bagpiper as they arrive at the Somba K’e Civic Plaza in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories July 5, 2011. REUTERS/Phil Noble

Left: Britain’s Prince William and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, cover up their ears from the engine blast created by a Canadian Cormorant helicopter after landing in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, July 4, 2011. REUTERS/Paul Darrow

I heard that Prince and Princess had their mouths open and poised for the “Catch the Hockey Puck” contest. But this came from someone who also had their ears plugged due to the pipes’ sonic boom, so I’m not sure it’s accurate.

Indeed, Edvard Munch does seem to have had an influence on these poses!

I strive not to be informative. [Shakes head] But thanks, and I’ll do better next time!

Maybe I’ll have a nice glass of screech first, that powerful drink from our Newfoundland friends. I would like to get some time with Kate after she’s had a bottle of that. Her standards and morals would sink enough after that.